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diff --git a/butl/filesystem b/butl/filesystem
index a125dab..5a8eb91 100644
--- a/butl/filesystem
+++ b/butl/filesystem
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ namespace butl
path_match (const std::string& pattern, const std::string& name);
// Search for paths matching the pattern calling the specified function for
- // each matching path. Stop the search if the function returns false.
+ // each matching path (see below for details).
//
// If the pattern is relative, then search in the start directory. If the
// start directory is empty, then search in the current working directory.
@@ -445,10 +445,36 @@ namespace butl
// calling func(foo/fox/box/) twice: first time for being a child of fox/,
// second time for being a child of foo/.
//
+ // The callback function is called for both intermediate matches (interm is
+ // true) and final matches (interm is false). Pattern is what matched the
+ // last component in the path and is empty if the last component is not a
+ // pattern (final match only; say as in */foo.txt).
+ //
+ // If the callback function returns false for an intermediate path, then no
+ // further search is performed at or below this path. If false is returned
+ // for a final match, then the entire search is stopped.
+ //
+ // The path can be moved for the final match or for an intermediate match
+ // but only if false is returned.
+ //
+ // As an example, consider pattern f*/bar/b*/*.txt and path
+ // foo/bar/baz/x.txt. The sequence of calls in this case will be:
+ //
+ // (foo/, f*/, true)
+ // (foo/bar/baz/, b*/, true)
+ // (foo/bar/baz/x.txt, *.txt, false)
+ //
LIBBUTL_EXPORT void
path_search (const path& pattern,
const std::function<bool (path&&)>&,
const dir_path& start = dir_path ());
+ /*
+ LIBBUTL_EXPORT void
+ path_search (
+ const path& pattern,
+ const std::function<bool (path&&, const string& pattern, bool interm)>&,
+ const dir_path& start = dir_path ());
+ */
}
#include <butl/filesystem.ixx>